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Description
Looking for a caregiver for a private home with at least 2 years' experience. To look after 2 children ages 9 and 5.
Work Setting
- Employer's home
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Basic security clearance
Specific Skills
- Help children with homework
- Prepare infants and children for rest periods
- Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
- Bathe, dress and feed children
- Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents
- Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development
- Keep records of daily activities and health information regarding children
- Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
- Organize, activities such as games and outings for children
- Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
- Prepare and serve nutritious meals
- Read to children
- Supervise and care for children
- Tend to emotional well-being of children
- Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties
- Wash, iron and press clothing and household linens
Essential Skills
- Significant use of memory
- Continuous learning
- Computer use
- Finding information
- Job task planning and organizing
- Critical thinking
- Decision making
- Problem solving
- Working with others
- Oral communication
- Writing
- Reading text
Experience with Special Needs Children
- Allergies
Transportation/Travel Information
- Public transportation is not available
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Valid driver's license
- Willing to travel regularly
Employment terms: Full time employment for a 2 year contract
$12.25 /hour, 44 hours a week minimum